Paint and varnish remover.



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MAYER'DAXE, on NEW. YORK, N.

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'vention is to provide a mixture having at? ingred1ent which will reduce the rapidity of evaporation of the benzol and alcohol pounds; the other quantities remain the 948,814. No Drawing;

moving paint and varnish from woodwork andthe like, and the ob ect ofthe invention jelly and ,3 pint of kerosene.- The petroleum jelly and kerosene are. preferably mixed together independently of the other ingredi- 1 outs. Ithen stir in the'wax, benzol, alcohol,

PAINT AND VARNISH REMOVER.

'- Be it known that'I, MAYER DAXE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhat-' tan, in the county .and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Paint and Varnish Remover, of which thefollowingr-is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relatesfto'means for reis to produce a preparation which will operate effectively to'soften the varnish and paint so as to facilitate its removal as suggested. I

More particularly the purpose of the inpaint or varnish.

In practicingt-he invention It'orm a mixture containing: 2 gallons benzol, 2 gallons alcohol, 1-} gallons acetone, 9; pound wax. These ingredients named above are commonly used in preparations for this pur pose. In order to prevent rapid evaporation-of the benzol and alcohol, I add to the mixture stated above pound of petroleum which form activeagents in softening the and acetone. If'it is desired to make the preparation very pasty, this can be done by increasing the proportion of jelly up to 1:}-

same. The acetone the actionof the benzol. The benzol is particularly useful onpalnt, whereas the alcohol 18 the active 1 agent when the preparation is applied to varnish. The mixture'is ready for use as i soon as the substances are all thoroughly dissolved. A slight heating assists the dis I solution.

A preparation having the ingredients and Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Feb. 8. '1910.

Application filed-December 2 8, 1908. Serial No. 469,559.

proportions'described above will not chill or evaporate wholly and may be applied in a fluid or paste. form as desired. The'petro- 5 leum jelly operates efl'ectively to prevent the rapid evaporation of the active agents as suggested above. ingredient and the consistency of the preparation can be nicely regulated by means of Thepetroleum jelly' mixes the kerosene. with the kerosene toproduce a substance whichl consider superior to Vaseline which has been used in mixtures of this kind for a similar purpose.

It should be understood that the kerosene being highly fluid acts as an agent when mixed with the jelly to regulate nicely the consistency of the jelly, and also it retards the evaporation of the benzol and alcohol.

In other words the kerosene aifords means for tempering the petroleum jelly. After applying the preparation the paint or varnish may be removed in about two minutes. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-

1. A composition of the class described,

containing the following ingredients and substantially in the proportions specified, to wit: benzol, 2 gallons; alcohol, 2 gallons; acetone, 1-1; gallons; wax, pound; kerosene, pint; petroleum jelly, J; to 1% pounds.

A composition for removing paint and varnish, containing benzol, alcohol, acetone, wax, petroleum jelly, and kerosene, said kerosene affording means for rendering the wax soluble, said petroleumjelly maintain- It is a very inexpensive 

